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n. One who has thorough knowledge and experience of law, especially an eminent judge, lawyer, or legal scholar. Also called jurisprudent.

n. a judge

n. an expert in law or jurisprudence

n. One who professes the science of law; one versed in the law, especially in the civil law, such as a judge, lawyer, or legal scholar; a writer on civil and international law.

n. One who professes the science of law; one versed in the law, or more particularly in the civil law; one who writes on the subject of law.

n. In universities, a student in the faculty of law.

n. a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

n. a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations

"Conversely, senators never inquire as to whether a jurist is really the best choice among jurists, professors and lawyers who are widely cited as the intellectual leaders of their generation."

jurisprudent    legist    justinianist    civilian    Romanist    publicist    jurisconsult   

purest    purist    surest    tourist   

theologian    diplomatist    mathematician    publicist    economist    financier    naturalist    philanthropist    statesman    novelist